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    Steve Long Freed
    Steve Long, the man who was arrested in Abu Dhabi because he was afraid, returns to England.The special forces veteran was arrested at Abu Dhabi’s international airport after expressing concerns there “could be a bomb on the plane”.  He was sentenced to a £104,000 fine, ...

    11 April 2022

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    Capital flight to UAE undermines human rights
    by Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, Due Process International and host of the Gulf in Justice Podcast

    25 March 2022

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    Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s 6-year detention highlights Britain’s diminished diplomatic influence
    Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s 6-year detention highlights Britain’s diminished diplomatic influence

    17 March 2022

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    Steve Long Transferred to Al Wathba Prison Where Family Fears "He Will Die"
    Steve Long, the British veteran and paramedic whose background working with bomb disposal units caused him to have a mental breakdown in Abu Dhabi airport last month, telling staff he believed there was a bomb on the plane, has been transferred from psychiatric hospital ...

    10 March 2022

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    Steve Long was arrested in the UAE because he was afraid.
    On January 28th, the 39-year-old from Stockport, Manchester told airport staff in Abu Dhabi, before he was to board a flight home, that he feared there would be a bomb on the plane. He wasn’t making a bad joke; he was in the grips of residual trauma resulting from years...

    8 March 2022

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